Earth Oddities • Floods • Weird Water Events
Floods do not simply make rivers deeper. They can float houses, move cars like bath toys, send fish through city streets, push spiders into trees, expose coffins, pile ice onto land, swallow roads and leave entire towns buried beneath mud.
Strange flood phenomena are unusual, visually shocking or apparently impossible consequences of flooding.
They are not a separate hydrological flood type. Instead, they happen when floodwater interacts with animals, buildings, vehicles, buried objects, ice, sediment, vegetation, roads and unstable ground.
This guide explains why fish appear in streets, why spiders climb trees, how cars and houses begin floating, why coffins can emerge from flooded cemeteries, how roads disappear through scour, why ice and debris pile up in bizarre places, and how to tell a genuine flood phenomenon from a misleading viral video.
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Strange Flood Phenomena: Quick Facts
- Strange flood phenomena are unusual consequences of flooding rather than a formal flood classification.
- Floodwater moves objects through a combination of buoyancy, drag, current force and erosion.
- Vehicles can begin moving in surprisingly shallow flowing water.
- Buildings may float when foundations fail or when buoyancy exceeds the forces holding the structure down.
- Fish can appear in city streets when floodwater temporarily connects rivers, ponds, canals, drains and roads.
- Fish after a flood should not automatically be interpreted as animal rain.
- Spiders, insects, snakes and other animals may climb or move toward higher ground as their habitat becomes inundated.
- Floodwater can erode cemetery soil and expose or move coffins and burial structures.
- Flood scour can undermine roads, bridges and foundations below the water surface.
- A road can therefore look intact shortly before collapsing.
- Ice-jam floods can carry large slabs of river ice onto roads and riverbanks.
- That phenomenon can resemble an ice tsunami, but the mechanisms are not necessarily the same.
- Floodwater can move shipping containers, fuel tanks, sheds, trees, boats and other large debris.
- Vegetation can accumulate into temporary floating mats or rafts.
- Floods can expose existing sinkholes or contribute to collapse where subsurface material has already been weakened.
- Rotating water near culverts, drains, bridge openings and obstacles can look like giant whirlpools.
- After water recedes, thick sediment can leave towns looking as if they were buried by mud.
- Many viral flood videos are genuine, but old footage, incorrect locations, edited clips and false captions are common.
What Are Strange Flood Phenomena?
Strange flood phenomena are unusual effects created when floodwater enters environments that are normally dry or overwhelms places engineered to remain stable.
Examples include:
- fish swimming through streets;
- spiders covering trees;
- snakes entering houses;
- cars drifting downstream;
- houses floating away;
- coffins emerging from cemeteries;
- giant ice slabs stranded on land;
- roads collapsing;
- trees and vegetation forming floating rafts;
- sinkholes appearing after heavy flooding;
- towns buried beneath thick mud;
- objects appearing kilometers from where they began.
None of those is itself a formal flood type.
The underlying flood may be a:
Why Do Floods Produce Such Bizarre Scenes?
Water is heavy.
One cubic meter of freshwater has a mass of roughly one metric ton.
When enormous quantities of that water begin moving through streets, buildings, fields and forests, the physical effects become difficult to appreciate from photographs alone.
| Flood Process | Strange Result |
|---|---|
| Buoyancy | Cars, tanks, coffins, sheds and buildings can become partly or fully buoyant. |
| Current drag | Moving water pushes floating or partially floating objects downstream. |
| Hydrostatic pressure | Water-level differences place large forces on walls, doors and foundations. |
| Scour | Fast water removes sediment beneath roads, bridges and structures. |
| Erosion | Soil disappears around graves, trees, riverbanks and buried infrastructure. |
| Debris transport | Logs, boats, containers, furniture and wreckage appear in unexpected locations. |
| Habitat inundation | Animals leave burrows, banks, nests and low vegetation. |
| Temporary connectivity | Rivers, ponds, roads, drains and fields become one temporary water network. |
| Sediment deposition | Flooded neighborhoods can be left buried beneath mud, sand and gravel. |
The Forces That Make Floodwater So Powerful
Floodwater can affect an object in several ways at once.
Buoyant Force
Water pushes upward on submerged objects.
Hydrodynamic Drag
Moving water pushes sideways or downstream against exposed surfaces.
Hydrostatic Pressure
Water standing higher on one side of a wall or structure creates pressure that increases with depth.
Impact From Debris
Logs, cars, ice blocks and other floating debris can strike structures already weakened by water.
Scour Below the Surface
Flow can remove the sediment supporting roads, bridges and foundations even when the damage remains hidden beneath muddy water.
Why Can Floods Make Heavy Objects Float?
An object immersed in water experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the water it displaces.
Hollow objects are especially important because they may occupy a large volume without having equivalent mass.
Examples include:
- vehicles;
- fuel tanks;
- shipping containers;
- mobile homes;
- wooden buildings;
- sealed storage tanks;
- coffins.
Once enough of the object’s effective weight is supported by water, friction with the ground decreases dramatically.
Current can then begin moving it.
Why Do Animals Suddenly Appear Everywhere During Floods?
Floods transform habitat.
Burrows fill with water.
Riverbanks disappear.
Islands shrink.
Dry refuges become scarce.
Animals therefore move toward:
- higher ground;
- trees;
- buildings;
- fences;
- roads;
- floating debris;
- other temporary refuges.
This concentration can create the impression of an invasion even when the animals were already present throughout the surrounding landscape before the flood.
Why Do Fish Appear in Streets After Floods?
One of the classic strange flood scenes is a fish swimming across a road or lying stranded in a parking lot after the water recedes.
Temporary Aquatic Connectivity
Floodwater can temporarily connect:
- rivers;
- ponds;
- lakes;
- canals;
- ditches;
- storm drains;
- rice fields;
- aquaculture ponds;
- city streets.
From the fish’s perspective, a road beneath floodwater is temporarily just another shallow channel.
Fish Can Also Be Washed Out of Ponds
Flooding can overtop artificial ponds, farms and reservoirs and carry aquatic animals into surrounding areas.
Why They Become Stranded
As floodwater retreats, temporary connections disappear.
Fish may then remain trapped in puddles, fields, streets or drainage depressions.
Fish in Flooded Streets vs Animal Rain
Fish appearing after a storm are sometimes immediately described as having “rained from the sky.”
Flooding usually provides a simpler explanation when the animals are found in or near connected floodwater.
| Observation | Likely Explanation |
|---|---|
| Fish swimming in flooded road connected to river | Flood displacement |
| Fish stranded as floodwater recedes | Flood displacement |
| Fish escaping overtopped aquaculture pond | Flood displacement |
| Animals reported falling directly with precipitation | Requires separate investigation |
For reports of animals apparently falling from the sky rather than being displaced by floodwater, explore
Animal Rain Explained.
Why Do Spiders Sometimes Cover Trees After Floods?
Floodwater forces ground-dwelling arthropods away from inundated habitat.
Trees, shrubs, fences and other elevated surfaces become refuges.
When large numbers of spiders gather in the same remaining dry vegetation, photographs can look spectacularly unnatural.
Silk Makes the Scene More Dramatic
Spiders may produce silk as they move through vegetation.
Large numbers concentrated in one place can cover branches and shrubs with conspicuous webbing.
Why Snakes, Reptiles and Small Mammals Enter Homes During Floods
Floodwater removes the dry ground animals normally use for shelter.
Buildings can suddenly become some of the highest, driest structures available.
Animals displaced by rising water may therefore appear:
- on porches;
- inside garages;
- in sheds;
- on roofs;
- in boats;
- on floating debris.
This is displacement behavior rather than evidence that the animals suddenly appeared because of the storm.
Why Livestock and Wildlife End Up on Rooftops, Islands and Debris
Large animals instinctively seek higher ground as water rises.
But floodwater can isolate that high ground.
Temporary Islands
A small hill, road embankment or building platform can become surrounded by water.
Roofs
In extreme flooding, livestock or wildlife may climb onto raised structures or become stranded there as surrounding water continues rising.
Floating Vegetation
Animals may also survive temporarily on uprooted vegetation, logs and other floating debris.
Why Can Floodwater Move Cars So Easily?
Cars look heavy on dry land because their tires press against the road.
Floodwater changes that relationship.
Buoyancy Reduces Tire Grip
As water rises around the vehicle, buoyancy supports more of its weight.
Less effective weight remains on the tires.
Current Pushes the Vehicle
Flowing water exerts force across the broad side of a vehicle.
Once traction is reduced enough, the car can slide, rotate or float.
Vehicles Become Flood Debris
Once moving, the vehicle itself becomes a dangerous object capable of striking buildings, bridges, other vehicles and people.
For rapid torrents carrying vehicles, see
Flash Floods Explained.
How Can an Entire House Float Away?
Viral videos occasionally show houses drifting down rivers apparently intact.
Several failures have already occurred by that point.
Foundation Failure
Erosion or scour can remove soil supporting the structure.
Structural Separation
The building can detach from its foundation or anchoring system.
Buoyancy
Lightweight timber buildings and structures containing large enclosed air spaces can become surprisingly buoyant.
Current Transport
Once detached and partially floating, the structure can be transported like any other large piece of debris.
Shipping Containers, Fuel Tanks and Giant Floating Debris
Floods can move objects whose size makes the footage look impossible.
Particularly mobile objects include:
- empty shipping containers;
- fuel tanks;
- propane tanks;
- storage tanks;
- trailers;
- sheds;
- portable toilets;
- boats;
- logs;
- large appliances.
Hollow Objects Can Be Highly Buoyant
A large sealed or partly sealed container displaces a substantial volume of water.
If it contains little mass, buoyancy can lift it surprisingly easily.
Hazardous Debris
Tanks and containers may also carry fuel, chemicals or other hazardous material, turning a flood-transport problem into a contamination problem.
Why Do Boats Sometimes End Up Far Inland?
Boats found on roads, lawns or inside neighborhoods are most often associated with severe coastal or river flooding.
Coastal Inundation
High coastal water can lift vessels from docks and carry them inland.
River Flooding
Boats tied along rivers can break free when currents strengthen or moorings fail.
Water Retreats, Boat Remains
The strange scene appears afterward because the water that transported the vessel has disappeared.
Why Do Coffins Float Out of Cemeteries During Floods?
Flooding of cemeteries combines several physical processes with an understandably disturbing visual result.
Soil Saturation
Water fills pores in cemetery soil and reduces the stability of surrounding sediment.
Erosion
Flowing water can remove soil covering graves or erode the sides of burial plots.
Buoyancy
Burial containers containing enclosed air can experience substantial upward buoyant force when surrounded by water.
Current
Once exposed or displaced, floodwater can transport coffins and cemetery debris downstream.
Not Every Flooded Cemetery Produces Floating Coffins
Outcome depends on burial method, soil, water depth, vault construction, erosion and flood duration.
Why Do Floods Leave Giant Ice Blocks on Roads and Riverbanks?
Frozen rivers can produce some of the strangest flood debris of all.
During river breakup:
- river ice fractures;
- large slabs begin moving downstream;
- ice accumulates into jams;
- water rises behind the obstruction;
- the jam shifts or releases;
- water and ice surge downstream;
- ice slabs can be deposited far above the normal river edge.
Explore the mechanism in
Ice-Jam Floods Explained.
Ice-Jam Floods vs Ice Tsunamis
Videos of moving ice can look extremely similar even when the underlying processes are different.
Ice-Jam Flood
River ice obstructs flowing water, changes river stage and can release a surge containing water and broken ice.
Ice Tsunami
An ice tsunami is the dramatic movement and piling of floating lake or sea ice onto shore, commonly driven by wind, water movement or currents.
Both can leave impressive walls and piles of broken ice on land, but one belongs primarily to river-flood hydrology while the other is a strange ice phenomenon.
Floating Forests, Vegetation Rafts and Islands of Plants
Floods can uproot enormous quantities of vegetation.
Trees, reeds, grasses, roots and branches can become entangled into floating masses.
Debris Rafts
Logs and branches can accumulate against:
- bridges;
- bends;
- islands;
- narrow channels;
- other obstructions.
Vegetation Mats
Dense floating vegetation can look like a piece of land moving downstream.
True Floating Islands Are Different
Some lakes and wetlands naturally develop persistent floating mats containing soil, roots and living vegetation.
Those are not simply flood debris.
Temporary Islands, New Lakes and Inland Seas
Flooding can completely reverse our perception of a landscape.
Hills become islands.
Roads become causeways.
Fields become lakes.
Neighborhoods become archipelagos.
Temporary Islands
High ground surrounded by floodwater may remain dry even though every normal access route is submerged.
Temporary Lakes
Water trapped in topographic depressions can persist long after the main flood peak passes.
Floodplain Storage
On broad floodplains, enormous areas can temporarily function as shallow lakes before drainage returns water to the main river system.
Why Do Floods Create Whirlpools and Strange Vortices?
Rotating floodwater can form where flow encounters abrupt changes in direction or converges toward an opening.
Common locations include:
- culverts;
- storm drains;
- bridge openings;
- submerged channels;
- sharp river bends;
- obstacles;
- confluences.
Not Every Whirlpool Is a Hole in the Ground
A visible rotating surface can simply reflect turbulent three-dimensional water flow.
But vortices near drainage structures can be dangerous because they may indicate powerful flow entering a culvert, drain or submerged opening.
Can Floods Cause Sinkholes and Ground Collapse?
Floods can be associated with sudden ground collapse, but the relationship needs care.
Flooding Can Expose Existing Weakness
Water may wash away soil covering an already developing cavity.
Subsurface Erosion
Rapid water movement through loose sediment, damaged pipes or underground voids can remove supporting material.
Karst Landscapes
In soluble-rock terrain, underground cavities may already exist before the flood.
Changes in water level and sediment support can contribute to collapse in susceptible locations.
For karst and true ground-collapse processes, see
Sinkholes & Dolines Explained.
Why Can a Road Suddenly Disappear During a Flood?
A flooded road may look intact from above even after much of its support has already been removed.
Water Enters Beneath the Pavement
Flow can exploit cracks, culverts, road edges and drainage paths.
Underlying Sediment Is Removed
Soil and gravel supporting the pavement are eroded away.
A Hollow Surface Remains
Asphalt or concrete may temporarily bridge the empty space.
Then It Collapses
The pavement can fail under its own weight, flowing water or the weight of a vehicle.
How Can a Flood Make a Bridge Collapse?
One major mechanism is bridge scour.
Fast-moving water removes sediment around bridge piers and abutments.
The Damage Can Be Underwater
The bridge deck may still look normal while erosion progresses around its foundations.
Debris Can Make It Worse
Trees and other material caught against bridge piers can alter water flow and increase local hydraulic forces.
Structural Failure May Appear Sudden
Once sufficient foundation support is lost, part of the bridge can fail rapidly.
Why Do Floods Leave Towns Buried in Mud?
Floodwater is often brown because it carries suspended sediment.
When the flood slows, that sediment settles.
Fine Mud
Silt and clay can coat:
- roads;
- homes;
- cars;
- fields;
- furniture;
- vegetation.
Sand and Gravel
Faster floods may also deposit coarse sediment in streets and around buildings.
Flood vs Debris Flow
A sediment-rich flood is not automatically a debris flow.
When sediment concentration becomes sufficiently high that the mixture behaves as a mass of mud, rock and water, the process belongs more appropriately to debris-flow science.
Why Can Floodwater Turn Red, Black, White or Foamy?
Floodwater can acquire strange colors and textures because it suddenly mobilizes material from across an enormous area.
Brown or Red Water
Often reflects suspended clay, iron-rich sediment or eroded soil.
Dark Water
Can contain organic matter, peat, urban runoff or sediment from dark soils.
White or Foamy Water
Turbulence can trap air and create foam, especially where water contains natural organic material or contaminants.
Oily Sheens
Flooding can mobilize fuel, oils and other contaminants from roads, industrial areas and damaged infrastructure.
Why Do Floods Sometimes Produce Strange Roaring, Cracking or Booming Sounds?
Extreme floods can be surprisingly loud.
Roaring Water
Turbulent flow over rocks, roads and obstacles produces broad low-frequency noise.
Boulders Colliding
Large sediment can roll and strike other rocks underwater.
Trees Breaking
Floodwater can uproot vegetation and snap trunks and branches.
Structures Failing
Bridges, walls and buildings may crack or collapse.
River Ice
Breaking and colliding ice slabs can generate loud cracks and booming sounds during breakup.
The Bizarre Things Floods Leave Behind
Some of the strangest flood phenomena become visible only after the water disappears.
Flood aftermath can include:
- cars stacked on top of one another;
- boats stranded in streets;
- houses displaced from foundations;
- entire fields covered in sediment;
- trees wrapped in debris;
- giant ice blocks on lawns;
- new channels cut through roads;
- bridges missing;
- cemetery material displaced;
- fish trapped in isolated pools;
- foreign objects transported kilometers downstream.
The Water Disappears Faster Than the Evidence
This produces many viral images that seem inexplicable because the floodwater responsible for moving the object is no longer visible.
Strange Flood Myths vs Reality
| Viral Claim | More Likely Explanation |
|---|---|
| “Fish rained from the sky.” | Fish may have moved through connected floodwater or escaped a pond. |
| “Millions of spiders suddenly invaded.” | Flooding concentrated spiders on remaining dry vegetation. |
| “A tsunami carried this house.” | River, flash or coastal flooding can also detach and transport buildings. |
| “The flood opened a giant sinkhole instantly.” | Scour, washed-out fill, pipe failure or pre-existing subsurface weakness may be involved. |
| “The river swallowed the road.” | Floodwater may have scoured away the material supporting the pavement. |
| “A wall of ice came from nowhere.” | River breakup or wind-driven ice movement can push ice far onto land. |
Which Flood Type Explains the Strange Scene?
The visual phenomenon and the flood mechanism should be kept separate.
| Main Feature | Best Scientific Guide |
|---|---|
| Fish, spiders, coffins, floating buildings or bizarre debris | Strange Flood Phenomena Explained |
| Sudden torrent, canyon flood or rapidly swept vehicles | Flash Floods Explained |
| Large river overflowing onto its floodplain | River Flooding Explained |
| Subway, basement, sewer or city street flooding | Urban Flooding Explained |
| Seawater flooding a coast | Coastal Flooding Explained |
| Wadi, dry wash or desert canyon flooding | Desert Flooding Explained |
| River ice blocking and flooding a channel | Ice-Jam Floods Explained |
| Ancient landscape-scale catastrophic flood | Megafloods & Ancient Floods Explained |
| Engineered dam or levee failure | Dam Failures & Infrastructure Collapse Explained |
| Animals apparently falling with precipitation | Animal Rain Explained |
| Floating lake or sea ice piling onto shore | Ice Tsunamis Explained |
Do Not Approach a Strange Flood Scene Just for the Video
Many bizarre flood phenomena are signs of extreme hydraulic forces.
- Never enter floodwater to photograph floating objects.
- Do not approach cars or structures being moved by current.
- Stay away from flooded roads because the pavement may be undermined.
- Do not stand near bridges carrying large debris or ice.
- Stay away from exposed sinkholes and collapsed road edges.
- Do not climb onto flood debris or unstable ice piles.
- Avoid displaced wildlife.
- Treat floodwater as potentially contaminated.
- Watch for downed electrical lines and submerged electrical equipment.
- Expect water depth and current speed to be difficult to judge visually.
- Follow official evacuation and road-closure instructions.
Strange Flood Phenomena Glossary
- Strange flood phenomenon
- An unusual or visually bizarre consequence of flooding rather than a formal flood type.
- Buoyancy
- The upward force exerted by fluid on an immersed object.
- Hydrodynamic force
- Force exerted by moving water on an object or structure.
- Hydrostatic pressure
- Pressure exerted by standing water that increases with depth.
- Flood debris
- Natural or artificial objects transported by floodwater.
- Debris raft
- An accumulation of floating logs, vegetation or other material.
- Scour
- Erosion caused by flowing water around riverbeds, bridge foundations, roads and other structures.
- Bridge scour
- Removal of sediment around bridge piers or abutments by flowing water.
- Floodplain
- Low land beside a river naturally subject to inundation during high flow.
- Temporary island
- High ground surrounded by floodwater during an inundation event.
- Ice raft
- A floating slab or mass of ice transported by water.
- Ice jam
- An accumulation of river ice that restricts water flow.
- Ice tsunami
- An informal term for dramatic onshore movement and piling of floating ice.
- Animal displacement
- Movement of animals away from habitat made unsuitable or inaccessible by flooding.
- Flood vortex
- Rotating water produced by complex flow around obstacles, openings or channel geometry.
- Sinkhole
- A closed depression or ground collapse associated with subsurface void development, commonly in soluble-rock terrain.
- Road washout
- Removal of material supporting or forming a road by flowing water.
- Debris flow
- A sediment-rich mass flow containing water, mud, rock and other debris.
Strange Flood Phenomena FAQ
What are strange flood phenomena?
Strange flood phenomena are unusual or visually bizarre consequences of flooding, including fish in streets, spiders covering trees, floating vehicles and houses, exposed coffins, large ice blocks, collapsed roads and unexpected debris.
Are strange floods a separate type of flood?
No. The strange phenomenon is usually an effect of an underlying flash, river, coastal, urban, desert, ice-jam or other flood type.
Why do fish appear in streets after floods?
Floodwater can temporarily connect rivers, ponds, canals, drains and roads. Fish can move through that temporary water network or be washed from ponds and become stranded when water recedes.
Does finding fish after a storm mean it rained fish?
Not necessarily. If the area was flooded, displacement through connected floodwater is often a simpler explanation. Reports of animals actually falling with precipitation belong to the separate animal-rain phenomenon.
Why do spiders cover trees during floods?
Floodwater removes ground-level habitat and forces spiders and other arthropods toward elevated vegetation. Large numbers concentrated in a small dry area can create spectacular webs.
Why do snakes enter houses during floods?
Rising water can inundate burrows, riverbanks and other habitat. Buildings may become some of the nearest remaining dry refuges.
Can floodwater really float a car?
Yes. Rising water creates buoyancy that reduces the effective weight and tire traction of a vehicle. Flowing water can then push, rotate or carry it away.
How can an entire house float?
Flood erosion can damage foundations and detach a building. Lightweight structures with enclosed air spaces can become buoyant and then be transported by current.
Why do coffins float during floods?
Floodwater can saturate and erode cemetery soil, expose burial structures and create buoyant force on containers containing enclosed air. Once displaced, current can transport them.
Why do boats end up in city streets after floods?
Coastal or river flooding can raise water high enough to lift vessels from docks and transport them inland. When the flood recedes, the boats remain stranded where the water carried them.
Why do floods leave giant ice blocks on land?
River breakup and ice-jam floods can move large ice slabs downstream and deposit them on banks, roads and properties as water levels rise and fall.
Is an ice-jam flood the same as an ice tsunami?
No. Ice-jam flooding involves river ice blocking water flow and altering river levels. Ice tsunamis involve floating lake or sea ice being pushed onto shore, commonly by wind or water movement.
Can flooding cause sinkholes?
Flooding can expose or contribute to collapse where subsurface material is already weakened, but apparent flood sinkholes may also be road washouts, pipe failures, scour or collapse into pre-existing voids.
Why do roads suddenly collapse during floods?
Flowing water can remove soil and gravel beneath pavement. The road surface may briefly remain intact over the eroded area before collapsing.
Why can bridges collapse during floods?
One important mechanism is scour, in which fast-moving water removes sediment around bridge foundations. Debris impacts and other structural damage can increase the risk.
Why does floodwater form whirlpools?
Rotating water can develop where currents encounter drains, culverts, obstacles, sharp bends, bridge openings or other changes in flow geometry.
Why are towns sometimes buried in mud after floods?
Floodwater carries sediment. When the water slows, clay, silt, sand and gravel settle across streets, buildings and fields, sometimes leaving thick deposits after the water disappears.
Are bizarre viral flood videos usually fake?
Many are real, but videos are frequently reposted with the wrong date, location or explanation. Genuine footage and a false caption can circulate together.
How can I verify a viral flood video?
Look for the earliest upload, verify the location and date, compare the footage with reported weather and flooding, inspect landmarks and signs, and separate what the video actually shows from claims added in the caption.
Why do floods create so many apparently impossible scenes?
Floodwater combines buoyancy, drag, erosion, scour, sediment transport and habitat displacement. Those ordinary physical processes become extraordinary when enormous volumes of moving water enter places that are normally dry.
Flood Science & Reference Sources
The physical explanations in this guide follow established flood, erosion and infrastructure science from organizations including the U.S. Geological Survey and NOAA’s National Weather Service.
Floods Make the Familiar Look Impossible
A car belongs on a road. A fish belongs in a river. A coffin belongs underground. A house belongs on its foundation.
Floods temporarily erase those boundaries.
Roads become rivers, fields become lakes, buildings become debris and animals move through landscapes that suddenly function in completely different ways.
That is why flood footage can look surreal without requiring a surreal explanation.
Start with the
Floods Explained master guide
to identify the underlying flood mechanism, then return here for the strangest things floodwater can actually do.
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